Thread: Head gasket and rocker arm failure - Cause?

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Originally Posted by DennyW

I was looking your pictures over, and I got to tell ya, this this has been run hard. I see a ridge at the top, cylinder wall scratches, and lots of carbon type grit. And yes, the rockers do not look centered, and they are side loading.

ummm maybe i am looking at it wrong but are those pistons in the 1st pix even the same? and for a rebuild why would you even mess with cast pistons and it looks like the valve hit the gasket the gasket bore size is too small but ummm hey just wow never seen a rocker tip to that